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Jim Davenport
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Birthdate: 8/17/1933    
Height / Weight: 5' 11" / 175 lbs. Place of Birth: Siluria, AL, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Well noted for his defensive skills at third base, Jim Davenport played his entire 13 seasons with the San Francisco Giants. The fans favorite played as competitive in his last game, 1,501 games, as he did in his first. The 5 ft 11 inch, 170 pound Jim Davenport made many diving ground ball catches, rose to his feet and quickly fired getting the runner out at first.

 

Jim Davenport led the NL in fielding percentages three consecutive seasons, 1960-1962. His winning a Gold Glove Award in 1962 as well as hitting a career-best .297, with 25 doubles, 5 triples and 14 homers, 83 runs and 58 RBI certainly helped San Francisco win its first pennant. In the 1962 World Series,

Jim Davenport had 3 hits in 22 at bats, including a double, scored one run, had a RBI and tied a World Series record defensively for third baseman with 4 double plays in a 7-game Series. baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
13 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1958 SFG (NL) 134 434 70 111 22 3 12 41 33 64 1 3 0 7 17 2 .256 .317 SLG
1959 SFG (NL) 123 469 65 121 16 3 6 38 28 65 0 1 0 2 9 2 .258 .301 SLG
1960 SFG (NL) 112 363 43 91 15 3 6 38 26 58 0 2 1 4 9 2 .251 .306 SLG
1961 SFG (NL) 137 436 64 121 28 4 12 65 45 65 4 3 1 2 12 8 .278 .342 SLG
1962 SFG (NL) 144 485 83 144 25 5 14 58 45 76 2 5 3 2 8 3 .297 .357 SLG
1963 SFG (NL) 147 460 40 116 19 3 4 36 32 87 5 2 4 0 11 6 .252 .297 SLG
1964 SFG (NL) 116 297 24 70 10 6 2 26 29 46 2 0 2 0 11 5 .236 .299 SLG
1965 SFG (NL) 106 271 29 68 14 3 4 31 21 47 0 0 2 1 6 3 .251 .304 SLG
1966 SFG (NL) 111 305 42 76 6 2 9 30 22 40 1 1 2 1 6 2 .249 .300 SLG
1967 SFG (NL) 124 295 42 81 10 3 5 30 39 50 1 4 6 4 8 1 .275 .366 SLG
1968 SFG (NL) 113 272 27 61 1 1 1 17 26 32 0 3 0 0 9 0 .224 .292 SLG
1969 SFG (NL) 112 303 20 73 10 1 2 42 29 37 0 1 1 0 4 3 .241 .304 SLG
1970 SFG (NL) 22 37 3 9 1 0 0 4 7 6 0 0 1 0 1 1 .243 .356 SLG
13 years   1501 4427 552 1142 177 37 77 456 382 673 16 25 23 23 111 38 .258 .318 .SLG



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